UEFA Euro 1992 Group 2

Group 2 of UEFA Euro 1992 was one of the two groups in the final tournament's initial group stage. It began on 12 June and was completed on 18 June. The group consisted of the Netherlands, Scotland, Germany and the CIS, a team composed of players from 12 of the 15 former Soviet Union members.[1]

The Netherlands won the group and advanced to the semi-finals, along with Germany. Scotland and the CIS failed to advance.

Teams
Team Method of
qualification		 Date of
qualification		 Finals
appearance		 Last
appearance		 Previous best
performance
 CIS[nb 1]Group 3 winner[nb 2]13 November 19916th1988Winners (1960)
 Germany[nb 3]Group 5 winner20 November 19916th1988Winners (1972, 1980)
 NetherlandsGroup 6 winner4 December 19914th1988Winners (1988)
 ScotlandGroup 2 winner13 November 19911st—Debut

Notes

  1. From 1960 to 1988, CIS competed as the Soviet Union.
  2. Replaced the Soviet Union.
  3. From 1972 to 1988, Germany competed as West Germany.

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 2 1 0 4 1 +3 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Germany 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 3
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 2
4  CIS 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

In the semi-finals,

  • The winner of Group 2, Netherlands, advanced to play the runner-up of Group 1, Denmark.
  • The runner-up of Group 2, Germany, advanced to play the winner of Group 1, Sweden.

Matches
All times Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Netherlands vs Scotland
Netherlands 1–0 Scotland
 Report
Attendance: 35,720
Referee: Bo Karlsson (Sweden)
Netherlands
Scotland
GK1Hans van Breukelen
RB2Berry van Aerle
CB4Ronald Koeman
CB3Adri van Tiggelen
LB14Rob Witschge 25'
RM10Ruud Gullit (c)
CM8Frank Rijkaard
CM6Jan Wouters 54'
LM20Bryan Roy
SS7Dennis Bergkamp 84'
CF9Marco van Basten
Substitutions:
MF18Wim Jonk 54'
MF15Aron Winter 84'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK1Andy Goram
RB9Stewart McKimmie
CB2Richard Gough (c)
CB8Dave McPherson
LB4Maurice Malpas
RM11Gary McAllister
CM3Paul McStay
CM10Stuart McCall
LM6Brian McClair 78'
CF7Gordon Durie
CF5Ally McCoist 73'
Substitutions:
FW14Kevin Gallacher 73'
FW20Duncan Ferguson 78'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh

Assistant referees:
Lennart Sundqvist (Sweden)
Bo Persson (Sweden)
Fourth official:
Leif Sundell (Sweden)

CIS vs Germany
CIS 1–1 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 17,410
CIS
Germany
GK1Dmitri Kharine 75'
SW2Andrey Chernyshov
CB5Oleh Kuznetsov
CB4Akhrik Tsveiba 88'
DM16Dmitri Kuznetsov
RM8Andrei Kanchelskis
CM7Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c)
CM10Igor Dobrovolski 70'
LM6Igor Shalimov 86'
CF14Volodymyr Lyutyi 46'
CF15Igor Kolyvanov
Substitutions:
DF20Andrei Ivanov 54'
DF18Viktor Onopko 84'
Manager:
Anatoliy Byshovets
GK1Bodo Illgner
SW5Manfred Binz
CB2Stefan Reuter 65'
CB4Jürgen Kohler
CB3Andreas Brehme
RM10Thomas Doll
CM17Stefan Effenberg
CM6Guido Buchwald
LM8Thomas Häßler
CF9Rudi Völler (c) 46'
CF11Karl-Heinz Riedle
Substitutions:
FW7Andreas Möller 46'
FW18Jürgen Klinsmann 65'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Assistant referees:
Marc Huguenin (France)
Alain Gourdet (France)
Fourth official:
Rémi Harrel (France)

Scotland vs Germany
Scotland 0–2 Germany
Report
Attendance: 17,638
Scotland
Germany
GK1Andy Goram
RB9Stewart McKimmie
CB2Richard Gough (c)
CB8Dave McPherson
LB4Maurice Malpas
RM11Gary McAllister
CM3Paul McStay
CM10Stuart McCall 90'
LM6Brian McClair
CF7Gordon Durie 55'
CF5Ally McCoist 68'
Substitutions:
MF13Pat Nevin 55'
FW14Kevin Gallacher 68'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh
GK1Bodo Illgner
SW5Manfred Binz
CB6Guido Buchwald
CB4Jürgen Kohler
RM8Thomas Häßler 87'
CM17Stefan Effenberg
CM16Matthias Sammer
CM7Andreas Möller
LM3Andreas Brehme (c)
CF18Jürgen Klinsmann
CF11Karl-Heinz Riedle 67'
Substitutions:
DF2Stefan Reuter 67' 75'
DF19Michael Schulz 75'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Assistant referees:
Pierre Mannaerts (Belgium)
Robert Surkijn (Belgium)
Fourth official:
Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium)

Netherlands vs CIS
Netherlands 0–0 CIS
Report
Attendance: 34,440
Netherlands
CIS
GK1Hans van Breukelen
SW4Ronald Koeman 26'
CB2Berry van Aerle
CB3Adri van Tiggelen
RWB8Frank Rijkaard
LWB6Jan Wouters 68'
CM10Ruud Gullit (c) 72'
CM7Dennis Bergkamp 80'
CM14Rob Witschge
CF9Marco van Basten
CF20Bryan Roy
Substitutions:
MF11John van 't Schip 72'
FW19Eric Viscaal 80'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK1Dmitri Kharine
SW2Andrey Chernyshov
CB8Andrei Kanchelskis
CB5Oleh Kuznetsov
DM4Akhrik Tsveiba 22'
RM9Sergei Aleinikov 57'
CM7Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c)
CM10Igor Dobrovolski
LM18Viktor Onopko
CF11Sergei Yuran 65'
CF15Igor Kolyvanov
Substitutions:
MF16Dmitri Kuznetsov 57'
FW13Sergei Kiriakov 65'
Manager:
Anatoliy Byshovets

Assistant referees:
Arne Paltoft (Denmark)
Jørgen Ohmeyer (Denmark)
Fourth official:
Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Netherlands vs Germany
See also: Germany–Netherlands football rivalry
Netherlands 3–1 Germany
 Report
Attendance: 37,725
Netherlands
Germany
GK1Hans van Breukelen
SW4Ronald Koeman
CB3Adri van Tiggelen
CB17Frank de Boer 61'
RWB8Frank Rijkaard
LWB6Jan Wouters
CM10Ruud Gullit (c)
CM7Dennis Bergkamp 87'
CM14Rob Witschge
CF9Marco van Basten
CF20Bryan Roy
Substitutions:
MF15Aron Winter 61'
MF16Peter Bosz 87'
Manager:
Rinus Michels
GK1Bodo Illgner
SW5Manfred Binz 46'
CB3Andreas Brehme (c)
CB4Jürgen Kohler 50'
RM8Thomas Häßler
CM17Stefan Effenberg
CM14Thomas Helmer
CM7Andreas Möller
LM15Michael Frontzeck
CF18Jürgen Klinsmann
CF11Karl-Heinz Riedle 76'
Substitutions:
MF16Matthias Sammer 46'
MF10Thomas Doll 76'
Manager:
Berti Vogts

Assistant referees:
Domenico Ramicone (Italy)
Maurizio Padovan (Italy)
Fourth official:
Tullio Lanese (Italy)

Scotland vs CIS
Scotland 3–0 CIS
 Report
Attendance: 14,660
Scotland
CIS
GK1Andy Goram
RB9Stewart McKimmie
CB2Richard Gough (c)
CB8Dave McPherson
LB15Tom Boyd
RM11Gary McAllister
CM6Brian McClair 65'
CM3Paul McStay
LM10Stuart McCall 67'
CF14Kevin Gallacher 79'
CF5Ally McCoist
Substitutions:
MF16Jim McInally 65'
MF13Pat Nevin 79'
Manager:
Andy Roxburgh
GK1Dmitri Kharine
SW2Andrey Chernyshov 52'
CB3Kakhaber Tskhadadze
CB5Oleh Kuznetsov
RM8Andrei Kanchelskis
CM9Sergei Aleinikov 46'
CM7Oleksiy Mykhaylychenko (c) 85'
CM10Igor Dobrovolski
LM18Viktor Onopko
CF11Sergei Yuran
CF13Sergei Kiriakov 46'
Substitutions:
DF16Dmitri Kuznetsov 84' 46'
MF17Igor Korneev 46'
Manager:
Anatoliy Byshovets

Assistant referees:
Zivanko Popović (Switzerland)
Paul Wyttenbach (Switzerland)
Fourth official:
Bruno Galler (Switzerland)

References
  1. "European Championship 1992". rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 22 October 2001. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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